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allen in michigan. >> jim, booyah. i'm currently holding sprint and i've had a pretty decent gain. >> i don't want you to take that gain. i want to buy one. do not sell sprint it is a good one. matt in michigan. >> i was wondering about toyota or ford. >> i pulled up with the subaru guy. their business is good. i prefer ford to toyota. tracy in arkansas. >> yes, booyah. >> ctlp or cplp. >> okay yeah. it is an mlp. i've not like international shipping. we are going with the tried and true. let's go to bo in missouri. >> tell me about pepsico. >> i don't think it does anything either way until next quarter. i want to buy berkshire hathaway. a great housing play. let's go to corey in north carolina. >> how about the red skins last night? >> alfred morris has put me at 7 and 6 in my fantasy league. the pringles is good. raw costs coming down. management has it together and kellogg is for me. and that is the conclusion of the lightning round. coming up. rise above. cramer is keeping you one step ahead of the fiscal cliff fi
allen in michigan. >> jim, booyah. i'm currently holding sprint and i've had a pretty decent gain. >> i don't want you to take that gain. i want to buy one. do not sell sprint it is a good one. matt in michigan. >> i was wondering about toyota or ford. >> i pulled up with the subaru guy. their business is good. i prefer ford to toyota. tracy in arkansas. >> yes, booyah. >> ctlp or cplp. >> okay yeah. it is an mlp. i've not like international shipping....
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and filmmaker from michigan, michigan native michael moore is here with reaction to governor snyder's move and how he plans to fight back. stay tuned. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. make your mark with ink from chase. avoid bad.fats. don't go over 2000... 1200 calories a day. carbs are bad. carbs are good. the story keeps changing. so i'm not listening... to anyone but myself. i know better nutrition when i see it: great grains. great grains cereal starts whole and stays whole. see the seam? more processed flakes look nothing like natural grains. you can't argue with nutrition you can see. great grains. search great grains and see for yourself. for multi grain flakes that are an excellent source of fiber try great grains banana nut crunch and cranberry almond crunch. darrell hasn't been able to visit his mom back east in a long time.
and filmmaker from michigan, michigan native michael moore is here with reaction to governor snyder's move and how he plans to fight back. stay tuned. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. make your mark with ink from chase. avoid bad.fats. don't go...
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michigan would be the 24th state. this isn't a new discussion nationwide. 24 states in the next couple of days will be the right-to-work states that will put us in a better position for worker freedom where they have the chance to actually choose to participate without it being compelled to do so. >> let me just say... ifill: go ahead, congressman. let me say in terms of brand new. look, there has been no airing of this issue in michigan. >> i disagree completely congressman. >> let me finish. ifill: gentlemen, one at a time. i'll give you your opportunity to respond. >> let me finish. what happened was this. there was an election. this is a lame-duck session. it was decided, well, because of the election, maybe you can't get it through next year so push it through. there are no hearings ever been held on this in the state of michigan. we've had a pattern ofy fek live labor-management relations for many many years. now you're going to set people against each other. there's no coercion here. nobody has to join a union
michigan would be the 24th state. this isn't a new discussion nationwide. 24 states in the next couple of days will be the right-to-work states that will put us in a better position for worker freedom where they have the chance to actually choose to participate without it being compelled to do so. >> let me just say... ifill: go ahead, congressman. let me say in terms of brand new. look, there has been no airing of this issue in michigan. >> i disagree completely congressman....
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on bladensburg road from 17th streets in new york avenue, on north capitol street from michigan avenue to heirwood road. canal road, foxhall to chain bridge road. >> people do not drive the speed limit anyway. i'm concerned about accidents. >> reporter: this isn't the first time speed limits have increased in the district. earlier this month interstate 295 saw the rise in the posted speed limit. the speed camera debate has been on a hot topic for a very long time in the district. you take a look at westbound new york avenue you will see the speed camera off in the distance. that's one of the highest grossing speed cameras in the district. last year $5.4 million. that may change next year as the speed limit on new york avenue has gone up five miles an hour. >>> more on the speed limit changes including more reaction from drivers who use these roads. coming up in a live report on "news4 at 5:00." >>> well, the easy bake oven will come soon in a boy-friendly color next fall. thanks to a new jersey teenager. 13-year-old mckenna pope launched a petition drive for hasbro toys to manufacture
on bladensburg road from 17th streets in new york avenue, on north capitol street from michigan avenue to heirwood road. canal road, foxhall to chain bridge road. >> people do not drive the speed limit anyway. i'm concerned about accidents. >> reporter: this isn't the first time speed limits have increased in the district. earlier this month interstate 295 saw the rise in the posted speed limit. the speed camera debate has been on a hot topic for a very long time in the district....
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>> reporter: union members from across michigan and other states voiced their anger at the michigan capital. mike huerta has been a member of the united auto workers union since 1997. >> no one wants this in this state. this state is where the birthplace of the united auto workers is, this place is where unions built the middle-class. >> reporter: but republican governor rick snyder insists the legislation will help workers by not forcing them to join unions or pay dues. >> if they don't see value in the union in terms of its activities, should they be forced to pay financial resources for that? i don't believe so. give them choice. >> reporter: the governor and republican lawmakers argue the legislation will attract businesses and keep jobs in michigan. union members argue it will result in lower wages. clear evidence for either argument is inconclusive. workers in right-to-work states do earn $300 more than their counterparts in non-right to work states according to data collected by a group arguing for right to work. but five of the 11 sates with the highest unemployment have right-to-wo
>> reporter: union members from across michigan and other states voiced their anger at the michigan capital. mike huerta has been a member of the united auto workers union since 1997. >> no one wants this in this state. this state is where the birthplace of the united auto workers is, this place is where unions built the middle-class. >> reporter: but republican governor rick snyder insists the legislation will help workers by not forcing them to join unions or pay dues....
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pro-choice, but not for workers as it follows the festivities in lansing, michigan, where conservative coedians, they got physical with him. i don't want to say violence. i just can't understand the behavior that isn't reported on the whole time he will, broadcast networks. only abc even alluded to violence during a demonstration. >> writes. it was much worse than the other stat as well. they imposed their philosophical ideas of the money to union members pay, and it goes to the political progressives. lou: michael, that is an overstatement. only 93% of the money raised by e public employee unions goes to democrats. that hyperbolic language, michl, i think it is incredible. i don't think most people knew about it until this week. >> remember that the same networks that ignored what happened to stephen crocker, they spent months trying to find beilenson the tea party so they had something to report. i know we have a legitimate use of violence, you have it on video. they refuse to knowledge that it is happening. >> it wasn't just to stephen, it was others who have their livelihood stompe
pro-choice, but not for workers as it follows the festivities in lansing, michigan, where conservative coedians, they got physical with him. i don't want to say violence. i just can't understand the behavior that isn't reported on the whole time he will, broadcast networks. only abc even alluded to violence during a demonstration. >> writes. it was much worse than the other stat as well. they imposed their philosophical ideas of the money to union members pay, and it goes to the political...
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just to make michigan competitive. it would be the 24th right to work state. >>> the man charged with shooting and killing trayvon martin is suing nbc. george zimmerman accusing the network of editing his 911 call to make him sound racist. three nbc employees have been fired for their role in producing the story. there have been claims because of the actions the public wrongly believes he used a racial slur while describing martin to the police dispatcher. >>> a woman rescued after had her ex-husband tried to seal her inside the attic. hear what he was doing when police burst in. >>> and is this for real? could the nfl be close to eliminating kickoffs? a former player joins us live to talk about it next. fpz time to deploy the boring-potato chip decoy bag. then no one will want to steal the deliciousness. [ male announcer ] with a variety of tastes and textures, only chex mix is a bag of interesting. [ nyquil bottle ] just reading your label. wait...you relieve nasal congestion? sure don't you? [ nyquil bottle ] dude!
just to make michigan competitive. it would be the 24th right to work state. >>> the man charged with shooting and killing trayvon martin is suing nbc. george zimmerman accusing the network of editing his 911 call to make him sound racist. three nbc employees have been fired for their role in producing the story. there have been claims because of the actions the public wrongly believes he used a racial slur while describing martin to the police dispatcher. >>> a woman rescued...
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a similar proposal was vetoed by michigan's governor today. who is it that you think you're going to dissuade? >> whoever comes in to try to hurt our kids. i mean, that's the bottom line. >> reporter: since newtown, the superintendent has gotten calls from districts all around texas and as far away as missouri have school administrators asking about similar plans for their district. >> pelley: anna werner, thank you very much. the so-called fiscal cliff is now just two weeks away. that's the day that tax hikes for most americans and huge across-the-board spending cuts in the federal budget will kick in unless a budget deal is reached. well, today house speaker john boehner rolled out what he calls plan "b" in case that he and the president can't strike a deal. the nancy cordes is at the capitol for us tonight. nancy? >> reporter: scott, this is speaker boehner acknowledging that they are running out of time. so he's calling a vote on a plan later this week that he know it is white house won't like in the hopes they'll make big concessions in t
a similar proposal was vetoed by michigan's governor today. who is it that you think you're going to dissuade? >> whoever comes in to try to hurt our kids. i mean, that's the bottom line. >> reporter: since newtown, the superintendent has gotten calls from districts all around texas and as far away as missouri have school administrators asking about similar plans for their district. >> pelley: anna werner, thank you very much. the so-called fiscal cliff is now just two weeks...
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>> take a look at michigan, seen as the center of the labor movement. even the top four union members states could be at risk. at the top you have new york with one in four workers a union member, followed by alaska, hawaii and washington. the number you see on the screen right here, which is the advocacy money, that could be what's changing these traditional union states. according to the nation, we look at those numbers from 2008 to 2011, right to work money was $18 million. pro-union, just $2 million. >> thanks so much. always good to see you. that does it for me. let's go to thomas roberts. >>> good morning, everybody. coming up, we're also touching on the right to work debate. we will talk with a republican chair with the seiu who also leads a union in michigan. we will talk about big labor's plans to fight back in the wake of that devastating setback yesterday in michigan. >>> plus, walking a mile in speaker john boehner's shoes. former speaker denney hastert joining me about boehner's dance with the president on the edge of the fiscal cliff. >>>
>> take a look at michigan, seen as the center of the labor movement. even the top four union members states could be at risk. at the top you have new york with one in four workers a union member, followed by alaska, hawaii and washington. the number you see on the screen right here, which is the advocacy money, that could be what's changing these traditional union states. according to the nation, we look at those numbers from 2008 to 2011, right to work money was $18 million. pro-union,...
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we also know that whether it is ryelanbordello where it or michigan or massachusetts, not any o these project have worked. gerri: hang on. hang on. gasol feels to me like solyndra all over again. >> uris ashley right. gerri: i want to share some numbers that i think are important with our viewers that blew me away. wind, expensive. getting five times more the brakes the natural gas. two and half times more expensive than onshore wind. at the end of the day, get this to go. the government is having to pony of so much more money that it even gives the oil industry. and, ou know,hat pople say what the oil industry and government support. it is unlimited. twelve times greater than oral and gas subsidies. if youan find a viable green energy the sponsor, would you be willing to put that kind of money up? >> well, if you can find something, yes. let's talk about what is working the problem is, right now government is picking winners and losers, and you just talked about thatwith wind energy, with the wind energy production credit. you know, all whalen aghast as did a production credit, but o
we also know that whether it is ryelanbordello where it or michigan or massachusetts, not any o these project have worked. gerri: hang on. hang on. gasol feels to me like solyndra all over again. >> uris ashley right. gerri: i want to share some numbers that i think are important with our viewers that blew me away. wind, expensive. getting five times more the brakes the natural gas. two and half times more expensive than onshore wind. at the end of the day, get this to go. the government...
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. >>> and michigan rescue crews rushed to save a man who fell 30 feet inside a water tower. the man suffered two broken arms and a broken nose but was hoisted safely out of the tank after spend two hours inside. >>> in sports, victor cruz on shooting victim jack pinto. cruz wrote jack pinto's name on his shoes calling him my hero after the game he talked about how he felt. >> it was emotional, man. i was fighting back tears to do it. it felt good to honor a family that was going through so much. no words to describe the type of feeling you get when a kid idolizes you so much that they want to unfortunately put him in the casket with your jersey on. i can't even explain it. >> and 6-year-old jack pinto was buried on monday in his victor cruz jersey. his family and friends gathd ga to say good-bye. and nba observed a moment of silence for all of the victims. on "monday night football" titans and jake locker's first touchdown of the season in a game filled with mistakes. final, titans, 13-10 over the jets. >>> in the nba, houston's jeremy lin led the return to madison square ga
. >>> and michigan rescue crews rushed to save a man who fell 30 feet inside a water tower. the man suffered two broken arms and a broken nose but was hoisted safely out of the tank after spend two hours inside. >>> in sports, victor cruz on shooting victim jack pinto. cruz wrote jack pinto's name on his shoes calling him my hero after the game he talked about how he felt. >> it was emotional, man. i was fighting back tears to do it. it felt good to honor a family that...
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in michigan republican lawmakers pushed through a right to work bill banning unions paying fees. they called the law an attack on worker's rights. >>> in greece, violence between protesters and police. >>> in bangladesh an official says that fire that killed 112 people last month was in a garment factory that had lost its safety certification back in june. also, the factory owner was authorized to run a three story business but it was illegally expanded to eight storiesed adding a ninth at the time of the late november blaze. >>> at the smithsonian museum in washington, the world's largest cut stone is now on display. the aqua marine gem is more than a foot tall and weighs almost five pounds. it's called the don pedro gemba. >>> we're going to find out how hard super storm sandy slammed the economy with the government's november jobs report. economists fear sandy battered hiring with estimates of 80 to 93,000 jobs added. that's compared to 171,000 in october. >>> well, good news though from yesterday's weekly jobless claims which held steady right around the pre-storm level. >>>
in michigan republican lawmakers pushed through a right to work bill banning unions paying fees. they called the law an attack on worker's rights. >>> in greece, violence between protesters and police. >>> in bangladesh an official says that fire that killed 112 people last month was in a garment factory that had lost its safety certification back in june. also, the factory owner was authorized to run a three story business but it was illegally expanded to eight storiesed...
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more than a dozen states are bracing for today's storm, with winter weather warnings from nevada to michigan. places like omaha, des moines and goodland, kansas, are expected to get the worth of it. 6 to 12 inches accompanied by fierce winds. the wild weather is blowing in from st. louis to baton rouge, bringing thunderstorms and possible tornadoes. >> winter doesn't even officially start until what? friday. >> december 21st. >>> coming up next, mark zuckerberg's latest generous gesture, extremely generous is probably more accurate. >>> then, one of the most popular social media sites does a complete reversal after a user revolt. >>> and delivery day of a new escalator, high atop the new world trade center. i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan,
more than a dozen states are bracing for today's storm, with winter weather warnings from nevada to michigan. places like omaha, des moines and goodland, kansas, are expected to get the worth of it. 6 to 12 inches accompanied by fierce winds. the wild weather is blowing in from st. louis to baton rouge, bringing thunderstorms and possible tornadoes. >> winter doesn't even officially start until what? friday. >> december 21st. >>> coming up next, mark zuckerberg's latest...
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right, our old friend and obama advisor david axelrod was so confident obama would win pennsylvania, michigan and pennsylvania he bet his own moustache. obama won those states and he soon turned the bet with joe scarborough to raise money kind the stalash the stash. it's to earn money for epilepsy. thanks to joe and mika, they earned the money and here's joe today. >> i've been staring at it for 40 years, i was up all night to be honest. it's a little unsettling. >> here you can see side by side, before and after footage. what do you think? that's "hardball" for now. coming up next. your businessicity j.j. ra that's truly advanced, not need much explanation at all ? with the nokia lumia 822 on verizon, there's not much to learn because it's powered by windows... to let you do more than you ever imagined on your smartphone. exclusively with data sense-- a feature that makes the most of your plan. only on verizon. clusters of pustules, pimples. i had this shingle rash right next to my spine. the soreness was excruciating. it was impossible to even think about dancing. when you're dancing, your
right, our old friend and obama advisor david axelrod was so confident obama would win pennsylvania, michigan and pennsylvania he bet his own moustache. obama won those states and he soon turned the bet with joe scarborough to raise money kind the stalash the stash. it's to earn money for epilepsy. thanks to joe and mika, they earned the money and here's joe today. >> i've been staring at it for 40 years, i was up all night to be honest. it's a little unsettling. >> here you can see...
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. >>> the newtown shooting happened a day after state lawmakers in michigan passed a bill that will allow gun owners with permits to carry a concealed weapon with previously banned places, including schools. representative clark, thank you for being here. i -- i know this bill passage is coincidental, of course, but can you put it all into perspective for us? >> you know, this is very difficult for me. personally, when i was 9 years old. i grew up in the city of detroit, i saw a man murdered right in front of me, shot in the head and died in front of me. and for the next 26 years of my life, i never spoke about the incident. so while our country supports the families of the victims, i also want us to continue to provide love and support to those who physically survived that incident. >> representative clarke, i'm so sorry you had to experience that. it is clear that is something that has not left you. will never leave you. how often do you think about that? >> i think it's the fact that i chose not to remember it, for more than two decades of my life, that if i had -- if i could have just
. >>> the newtown shooting happened a day after state lawmakers in michigan passed a bill that will allow gun owners with permits to carry a concealed weapon with previously banned places, including schools. representative clark, thank you for being here. i -- i know this bill passage is coincidental, of course, but can you put it all into perspective for us? >> you know, this is very difficult for me. personally, when i was 9 years old. i grew up in the city of detroit, i saw a...
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ten years of reports from the michigan state police showing that very responsible people. we are not the ones to worry about, obviously. because we are the law-abiding folks. >> soledad, if i can break in. >> i'm going to let you hop, in mark. hold on one second, steve. go ahead, we'll give you the final word tonight. >> here's what the national rifle association is doing. we're in fact not worried about people like steve. but please understand that in a number of states in this country, you don't have to have -- you don't have to pass any test, you don't have to know anything about a gun, you don't have to have a background check to carry a concealed weapon. if the nra got its way it would pass its top federal priority which would allow people who could get a permit from any state in the country or didn't have to have a permit, or happen to live in states that hand them out like candy, and they would be able to use that permit to carry a concealed weapon in any city, in any community, in any place in the united states, including new york city and times square, where we ac
ten years of reports from the michigan state police showing that very responsible people. we are not the ones to worry about, obviously. because we are the law-abiding folks. >> soledad, if i can break in. >> i'm going to let you hop, in mark. hold on one second, steve. go ahead, we'll give you the final word tonight. >> here's what the national rifle association is doing. we're in fact not worried about people like steve. but please understand that in a number of states in...
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we will keep up the fight in michigan and? >> we want to have you out there marching and walking around. >> bill: i am ready to walk the line. won't be the first time. happy holidays. lee saunders from president of afsme, afscme.org. thanks, lee. thanks for coming in? >> thanks for having me. >> i will be back with a quick final comment on today's "full-court press." >> heard around the country and seen on current tv this is "the bill press show." [ music ] [ boy 1 ] hey! that's the last crescent. oh, did you want it? yea we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light buttery and flakey. that's half that's not half! guys, i have more! thanks mom [ female announcer ] pillsbury crescents. let the making begin the saying easy as pie? i get it now. just unroll it fill, top, bake, and present. that must have taken you forever! it was really tough. [ female announcer ] pillsbury pie crust. let the making begin start you morning with a daily dose of politics from a fresh perspective. >>i'm a slutty bob hope. the troops lov
we will keep up the fight in michigan and? >> we want to have you out there marching and walking around. >> bill: i am ready to walk the line. won't be the first time. happy holidays. lee saunders from president of afsme, afscme.org. thanks, lee. thanks for coming in? >> thanks for having me. >> i will be back with a quick final comment on today's "full-court press." >> heard around the country and seen on current tv this is "the bill press...
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they say this would be bad important the entire michigan economy for all of the workers here. that's a position of labor in this state which, don, cane overemphasize is that the heart of organized labor in america, it is the birth place of the united autoworkers, uaw. here is what's at stake. if this becomes a right-to-work state, it would make it illegal for unions and employers to mandated that employees be part of the union or pay any am of money to that union. that would then become illegal. the thinking is that is less money in the union, less power at the bargaining table. what happened late yesterday, three bills passed. would in the senate and one in the house. all pretty much saying the same thing. it would turn this into a right-to-work state. it would affect public sector workers like teachers and public schools and it would affect private sector workers like autoworkers on the line and gm-chrysler or ford. the governor here, republican rick snihinsider is saying thiss what's best important the workers, the labor workers do not agree. >> to get freedom of choice to
they say this would be bad important the entire michigan economy for all of the workers here. that's a position of labor in this state which, don, cane overemphasize is that the heart of organized labor in america, it is the birth place of the united autoworkers, uaw. here is what's at stake. if this becomes a right-to-work state, it would make it illegal for unions and employers to mandated that employees be part of the union or pay any am of money to that union. that would then become...
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in fact, the michigan legislature passed a bill last night and sent to the governor for signature a bill that would allow those of us who are licensed to take more day of training including range time and be able to carry in the places where we couldn't carry before. >> why on earth would you want more guns in schools after what happened today? >> here's why, piers. if we could suddenly make all guns disappear, i would have a different position. i spend a lot of time thinking about this and reading about this. i teach a class called gun control seminar and i get a new group of law students every term and we discuss this in detail. the simple facts are guns exist. they are essentially 1800s technology. even sell u automatics came into being in the late 1800s. they are easy to make and last several human lifetimes with minimal maintenance. since guns exist and we know for a fact that the only way to stop an evil person like the person you were discussing earlier in the show is to shoot them. >> hang on. this is exactly the argument i have been hearing ever since i joined cnn. i joined on a
in fact, the michigan legislature passed a bill last night and sent to the governor for signature a bill that would allow those of us who are licensed to take more day of training including range time and be able to carry in the places where we couldn't carry before. >> why on earth would you want more guns in schools after what happened today? >> here's why, piers. if we could suddenly make all guns disappear, i would have a different position. i spend a lot of time thinking about...
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and with that, i yield to senator stabenow from michigan. i thank her so much for working so well and hard on this. ms. stabenow: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. ms. stabenow: thank you very much. i first want to thank senator merkley who has been tireless in bringing forward the issues of the farmers and ranchers in oregon and to my colleagues who are here on the floor from new york and new jersey. i had the opportunity to be in new jersey with senator menendez and to see firsthand also with senator landrieu and senator tester, and it's very, very clear that this is a horrific situation and deserves our attention and support. what we are doing with this amendment, as modified -- i want to thank senator blunt for working with us in cosponsoring the amendment stk-rbs to basically -- is to basically take what we have done and passed in the farm bill and putting it into this very, very important disaster assistance bill. in the spring we experienced late freezes that wiped out many fruit crops in a number of sta
and with that, i yield to senator stabenow from michigan. i thank her so much for working so well and hard on this. ms. stabenow: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. ms. stabenow: thank you very much. i first want to thank senator merkley who has been tireless in bringing forward the issues of the farmers and ranchers in oregon and to my colleagues who are here on the floor from new york and new jersey. i had the opportunity to be in new jersey with senator menendez...
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. >> reporter: -- gerri: the michigan state house voted along party lines turning michigan into a right to work state. democrats tried to stall with questions and amendments, and as the senate debated legislation, 2500 union supporters tried to rush the chamber. some of the folks were bussed in. michigan state police used spray on them after people refused orders to stop. it's getting violence out there. eight people arrested. the governor said he'd sign the bill. we'll continue to follow the story. still to come, obamacare is bad for business, but it turns out, so is speaking out. i'll explain. the fiscal cliff aiming at the housing market. will the recovery disappear if we fall off the cliff? we'll get advice. stay tuned. ♪ now we need a little bit more... [ male announcer ] at humana, we understand the value of quality time and personal attention. ich is w we are prou to partner with health care professionals who understand the difference that quality time with our members can make... that's a very nice cake! ohh! [ giggles ] [ male announcer ] humana thanks the physicians, nurses,
. >> reporter: -- gerri: the michigan state house voted along party lines turning michigan into a right to work state. democrats tried to stall with questions and amendments, and as the senate debated legislation, 2500 union supporters tried to rush the chamber. some of the folks were bussed in. michigan state police used spray on them after people refused orders to stop. it's getting violence out there. eight people arrested. the governor said he'd sign the bill. we'll continue to follow...
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the winter storm warnings and watches are posted from oregon to michigan. heavy snow and high winds are expected in colorado, utah, and parts of arizona. highway and air travel delays are expected. >>> two fiscal cliff negotiations now. speaker john boehner is pushing ahead with a plan separate from the one he's trying to negotiate with president obama. he calls it plan b. the white house and democratic leaders have already rejected boehner's idea. nancy cordes has the details now from washington. >> our plan b would protect the american taxpayers. >> reporter: speaker boehner says he'll take his plan directly to the house floor with a bill to extend the low bush cut tax rates for all americans making less than $1 million a year. that's far higher than the $400 income cut-off the president is currently proposing, higher still that president obama's campaign promise to let taxes rise on households make 2g $50,000 or more. boehner said he has to bypass talks with the white house and pull the vote on his plan now because the president's latest fiscal cliff pro
the winter storm warnings and watches are posted from oregon to michigan. heavy snow and high winds are expected in colorado, utah, and parts of arizona. highway and air travel delays are expected. >>> two fiscal cliff negotiations now. speaker john boehner is pushing ahead with a plan separate from the one he's trying to negotiate with president obama. he calls it plan b. the white house and democratic leaders have already rejected boehner's idea. nancy cordes has the details now from...
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roaring backlash against the union leader in michigan and issued a straight to the state's governor, republican governor before he signed the right to work legislation last week. [inaudible] >> you sign that bill, you won't get no rest. [inaudib] lou: the threat of hassment chemical made the trek pastor. meanwhile, reports hat indiana ccesses right to work legislation prompted michigan to embrace right to work. according to indiana's lead economic development agency, 31 companies moving to indiana as eric dict result of its ght to work law which has resulted in 3700 new jobs, $430 million of n investments. jor concessions trying to get a deal. really? the "a-team" sorts it out. you know how painful heartburn can be. for fast, long lasting reli, use doctor recommended gaviscon®. only gaviscon® forms a protective barrier that helps block stomach acid from splashing u relieving the pain quickly. try fast, long lasting gaviscon®. executor of efficiency. you can spot an amateur from a mile away... while going shoeless and metal-free in seconds. and you...rent from national. because onl
roaring backlash against the union leader in michigan and issued a straight to the state's governor, republican governor before he signed the right to work legislation last week. [inaudible] >> you sign that bill, you won't get no rest. [inaudib] lou: the threat of hassment chemical made the trek pastor. meanwhile, reports hat indiana ccesses right to work legislation prompted michigan to embrace right to work. according to indiana's lead economic development agency, 31 companies moving...
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that's why in the last election which -- and frankly some michigan legislators -- one of the reasons they raced for it was because they weren't going to be able to do it after january 1st. >> eliot: republicans still have the majority in the house and senate. it seems to me everybody understands inequality is growing. everybody understands unions represent fewer or smaller percentage of the american work force every year. everybody understands the negotiating power of workers is diminishing and somehow out of that doesn't come what should, you and i think should follow therefore i support the effort to support collective bargaining to give workers the right to be more powerful. how do we make the last leap more visible to the public? >> number one we need -- well, i have a couple of theories about this. number one citizens united has actually hurt this hugely because the way in which you run for office, you need a lot of money and you get a lot of money from a lot of hedge fund folk and rich cats. as a result, you are seeing a very tepid response by a lot of elected officials who pri
that's why in the last election which -- and frankly some michigan legislators -- one of the reasons they raced for it was because they weren't going to be able to do it after january 1st. >> eliot: republicans still have the majority in the house and senate. it seems to me everybody understands inequality is growing. everybody understands unions represent fewer or smaller percentage of the american work force every year. everybody understands the negotiating power of workers is...
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the michigan u.s. attorney convicted derek willowby and his two associates for trafficking the two teen girls. >> he's 42. he'll be out when he is 50. he can pick up this business all over again. >> i think i found one here. they're about 10 times softer and may have surface pores where bacteria can grow and multiply. polident is specifically designed to clean dentures daily. its unique micro-clean formula kills 99.9% of odor causing bacteria and helps dissolve stains, cleaning in a better way than brushing with toothpaste. that's why i recommend using polident. [ male announcer ] polident. cleaner, fresher, brighter every day. >>> let's get started here. >> for sergeant jim hogenmiller and the child exploitation squad of the oakland police department it's just another thursday night. >> the mission is to rescue any underage prostitute from being exploited and identify and arrest the pimp. >> the objective is to try to focus in on young girls that are being displayed or advertised on various internet s
the michigan u.s. attorney convicted derek willowby and his two associates for trafficking the two teen girls. >> he's 42. he'll be out when he is 50. he can pick up this business all over again. >> i think i found one here. they're about 10 times softer and may have surface pores where bacteria can grow and multiply. polident is specifically designed to clean dentures daily. its unique micro-clean formula kills 99.9% of odor causing bacteria and helps dissolve stains, cleaning in a...
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a >>> the heaviest snow of the season is falling in parts of the dakotas, minnesota and michigan. there's been hundreds of car accidents in the past 24 hours. >>> and 800 santas, not the real guy, of course, he's busy, but just some folks who like to dress up and run around in the snow at the fourth annual santa claus running competition in germany. >>> when we come back, some of our bravest serving our country and serving well past active duty. that axiron is here. the only underarm treatment for low t. that's right, the one you apply to the underarm. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18. axiron can transfer to others through direct contact. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant, and children should avoid contact where axiron is applied as unexpected signs of puberty in children or changes in body hair or increased acne in women may occur. report these signs and symptoms to your doctor if they occur. tell your doctor about all medical conditions and medications. do not use if you have prostate or breast cancer. serious side effects could i
a >>> the heaviest snow of the season is falling in parts of the dakotas, minnesota and michigan. there's been hundreds of car accidents in the past 24 hours. >>> and 800 santas, not the real guy, of course, he's busy, but just some folks who like to dress up and run around in the snow at the fourth annual santa claus running competition in germany. >>> when we come back, some of our bravest serving our country and serving well past active duty. that axiron is here....
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index of consumer confidence by the university of michigan shows that consumers are also very pessimistic. back to you, shannon. >> all right, brenda, thank you for keeping us updated as though mourn the school mates they lost they will not have to return when school reopens this week. we will tell you about other plans for them next. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. your soups are so awesomely delicious my husband and i can't stop eating 'em! what's...that... on your head? can curlers! tomato basil, potato with bacon... we've got a lot of empty cans. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. we've got a lot of empty cans. why let constipation stry miralax.? mirlax worksdifferently than other laxatives. it dws water into your colon to unblock your system naturally. don't wait to fe great. miralax. >> as you know at sandy hook elementary on friday there were 26 victims shot dead. 20 children, six adults. we're getting a look at their pictures, personal lives learning more about them today. and we're also learning that the children who survived will be going back to school la
index of consumer confidence by the university of michigan shows that consumers are also very pessimistic. back to you, shannon. >> all right, brenda, thank you for keeping us updated as though mourn the school mates they lost they will not have to return when school reopens this week. we will tell you about other plans for them next. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. your soups are so awesomely delicious my husband and i can't stop eating 'em! what's...that... on your head? can curlers!...
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there had been a ban in place that michigan during the clinton administration. but it was allowed to expire and it's not been renewed. anyone that can buy a pistol can buy one of these weapons. that bush master .223, that's the same caliber our military carried in vietnam and since it's used in the m-16 and m-4 automatic rifles. in this case, you would have to keep pulling the trigger, but you can fire as many bullets as quickly as you can pull the trigger with that gun and the two handguns. >> and for the benefit of our viewers, who are not familiar with guns. the term semiautomatic means you keep pulling the trigger, you don't hold it down once, but you don't have to do something to shoot again. >> that's correct. and in the case of a semiautomatic pistol, the bullets are fed in through a magazine and they can range in size from seven or eight rounds to 15 rounds. the two guns you've been showing pictures of would appear to be the 15-round standard sized magazines for those guns. but you can buy extended magazines as was seen in other shootings in the past tha
there had been a ban in place that michigan during the clinton administration. but it was allowed to expire and it's not been renewed. anyone that can buy a pistol can buy one of these weapons. that bush master .223, that's the same caliber our military carried in vietnam and since it's used in the m-16 and m-4 automatic rifles. in this case, you would have to keep pulling the trigger, but you can fire as many bullets as quickly as you can pull the trigger with that gun and the two handguns....
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meanwhile in michigan the republican governor today vetoed a bill that would have allowed concealed weapons at churches and at schools. brian? >> tom costello starting us off tonight. thanks. >>> meanwhile in newtown, four days now after this tragedy at the elementary school, this was the day the rest of the town schools reopened and kids returned to class, even as others were being laid to rest. nbc's anne thompson remains in newtown for us tonight. ann, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. you know the biggest difference at schools today was police presence. at holly elementary school, officers stopped each and every car and spoke to the parents and students inside. and at each school there was a team of counselors helping students deal with their grief and fear. the reopening of newtown schools, an act of faith and resolve. >> whether you wait a day or month or whatever, there's no -- there's no rule book. >> reporter: determination quickly tested as a threat to one elementary school forced it into lockdown before students even arrived. the sight of the massacre at sandy hook
meanwhile in michigan the republican governor today vetoed a bill that would have allowed concealed weapons at churches and at schools. brian? >> tom costello starting us off tonight. thanks. >>> meanwhile in newtown, four days now after this tragedy at the elementary school, this was the day the rest of the town schools reopened and kids returned to class, even as others were being laid to rest. nbc's anne thompson remains in newtown for us tonight. ann, good evening. >>...
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the right-to-work law gets passed in michigan. hostess liquidates its brands after a battle with its unions leaving 18,000 without a job and now the show may not go on for some theaters on broadway as union members are authorizing a stray. just about 12% of all workers belong to a union in had country today, 12%. it's leading some to wonder does it pay to become a union member anymore. justin wills ops of the center for union facts says the union label is toxic to the label and our other guest takes a different view. justin, you say the union brand is toxic to many workers and companies. make the case. >> got to a point where the modern unionizing schemes unions doesn't call themselves unions anymore. in the case of new york city they launched a campaign to try to unionize the fast food restaurant. they didn't call it the fast food restaurant unsions, they called it fast food forward. at this point i think unions are finally realizing that their brand is so toxic that they actually need to start rebranding themselves because frank
the right-to-work law gets passed in michigan. hostess liquidates its brands after a battle with its unions leaving 18,000 without a job and now the show may not go on for some theaters on broadway as union members are authorizing a stray. just about 12% of all workers belong to a union in had country today, 12%. it's leading some to wonder does it pay to become a union member anymore. justin wills ops of the center for union facts says the union label is toxic to the label and our other guest...
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old friend and obama adviser david axelrod was so confident president obama would win pennsylvania, michigan, and minnesota he bet his mustache. he soon turned the bet into a challenge with joe to raise money for epilepsy. he's championed the cause in support of his daughter. thanks to joe and mika, they met their goal of $1 million raised, and ax lived up with his pledge. here is "morning joe" today. >> i have been staring at it for 40 years, savannah. i'm very attached to it. i was up all night, to be honest with you. >> oh, good lord. >> it's a little unsettling. >> well, here you can see side by side before and after footage of ax. what do you think? coming up next, "your business" with j.j. ramberg. it's kind of like drinking a food that's a drink, or a drink that's a food, woooooh! [ male announcer ] taste it and describe the indescribable. could've had a v8.
old friend and obama adviser david axelrod was so confident president obama would win pennsylvania, michigan, and minnesota he bet his mustache. he soon turned the bet into a challenge with joe to raise money for epilepsy. he's championed the cause in support of his daughter. thanks to joe and mika, they met their goal of $1 million raised, and ax lived up with his pledge. here is "morning joe" today. >> i have been staring at it for 40 years, savannah. i'm very attached to it....
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if you ask the people in michigan a year or two ago would michigan be right to work, said would never happen in our state but it is happening. as more states come right-to-work, isolated states have forced unionism and it will not work. i was making point, remember the famous incident about a year or two ago when boeing moved their facility out of washington state to south carolina and there was all this opposition to doing that. one of the reasons boeing moved to south carolina with that big plant, hundreds of workers was because south carolina is right-to-work state. bill: instead of washington where they were going to make the dreamliner, 787 is union. we saw the fight that ensued after that. after watching pictures in michigan, steve, if you're a politician, you have to have a strong spine to push this through. >> you do. bill: how many do? >> no doubt about it. no doubt about it. by the way i want to tip my hat to the people in the legislature in michigan who stood up to the kind of union thugs who were using violence as a way to prevent this. earlier on fox speaker of the house
if you ask the people in michigan a year or two ago would michigan be right to work, said would never happen in our state but it is happening. as more states come right-to-work, isolated states have forced unionism and it will not work. i was making point, remember the famous incident about a year or two ago when boeing moved their facility out of washington state to south carolina and there was all this opposition to doing that. one of the reasons boeing moved to south carolina with that big...
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john in michigan. >> caller: hi, steph. yeah, i get a couple things for president obama in boulder. why don't we go back because ronald reagan is everybody's freakin' hero. >> stephanie: i thought you missed that and i caught it. still clinging to my fcc license. >> barely. okay. >> stephanie: don't scare an old woman like that. back with sexy [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> stephanie: hello hour number three. jacki schechner we're having a little girl's night out. i was talking to you yesterday. you were saying i don't leave my house. because -- well, i don't leave my house and i don't like to drive. i found a solution. dog drives man in new zealand. they're training dogs to drive a car. i could get a little chauffeur's cap for max or fred. >> one problem. you don't live in new zealand. >> her dogs are big enough, they probably could drive a car. >> stephanie: they won't drive drunk or text. how bad could it be? >> they might be easily distracted. squirrel! >> stephanie: it's an idea. jacki schechner in the curr
john in michigan. >> caller: hi, steph. yeah, i get a couple things for president obama in boulder. why don't we go back because ronald reagan is everybody's freakin' hero. >> stephanie: i thought you missed that and i caught it. still clinging to my fcc license. >> barely. okay. >> stephanie: don't scare an old woman like that. back with sexy [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> stephanie: hello hour number three. jacki schechner we're having a little girl's night out. i was...
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blizzard warnings in eastern kansas and a snake of watches and warnings from denver to eastern michigan. the result, up to a foot of snow and gusting winds from parts of the rockies to eastern iowa. starting tomorrow and making it to wisconsin by friday. >> okay, ginger is here now. take us through, what travellers should watch for. >> tonight, it's denver. if you're flying in and around denver, tonight, early tomorrow, northeast colorado. then we go for the wednesday nebraska and kansas problem area. iowa. and even northern illinois, just touching of the suburbs of chicago, thursday and friday. remember too, you have severe storms and everybody is asking, does it get to the east coast? do we get a white christmas? right now, it looks like a whole lot of rain. >> looks like we need holiday spirit out there in the roads. thanks. >>> and still ahead, the abc news search for solutions. the front lines in the america gun crisis, inside the emergency rooms. the one thing these doctors are seeing that could change the debate. [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus presents the cold truth. i hav
blizzard warnings in eastern kansas and a snake of watches and warnings from denver to eastern michigan. the result, up to a foot of snow and gusting winds from parts of the rockies to eastern iowa. starting tomorrow and making it to wisconsin by friday. >> okay, ginger is here now. take us through, what travellers should watch for. >> tonight, it's denver. if you're flying in and around denver, tonight, early tomorrow, northeast colorado. then we go for the wednesday nebraska and...
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second, on behalf of i'm sure i speak for the entire board of michigan coalition of responsible gun owners we offer our sincere condolence and sympathies for the victims and their families. we are all about safety. we all want to be safe and we certainly want children to be safe. like i said last week, we just disagree on how to get there from here. to answer your question, i would point out that the shooter in the mall in oregon was confronted by a legally armed citizen who pointed his gun at the shooter and then decided not to squeeze the trigger because he was afraid of missing and hitting bystanders. he was acting very responsibly. and the next shot that that shooter fired, that the killer fired, was on himself after he was confronted with an armed citizen. so that's actually one example of a responsible gun owner using a gun to save lives. >> well, he actually didn't use the gun. i think the point, dan, unless i'm mistaken. you take it up here. but i don't think any american citizen with a legal gun has ever intervened in a mass shooting, certainly not in the last 30 or 40 years in am
second, on behalf of i'm sure i speak for the entire board of michigan coalition of responsible gun owners we offer our sincere condolence and sympathies for the victims and their families. we are all about safety. we all want to be safe and we certainly want children to be safe. like i said last week, we just disagree on how to get there from here. to answer your question, i would point out that the shooter in the mall in oregon was confronted by a legally armed citizen who pointed his gun at...
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>> one of the things that happened last week was not just the lame-duck legislature in michigan pushed through union busting legislation, but also pushed through part of the expanding the availability of concealed firearms in michigan. that is part of the alec agenda. it is to allow people to carry concealed weapons. what they do is play offense -- the nra plays opposite says more people need guns. they want people to be more arms rather than deal with the heart of the tragedy. >> thank you for joining us, lisa, executive director of the center for media and democracy. that does it for our show. for a collection of our reporting on gun control, go to democracynow.org and visit our new "topics" section. democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. e-mail your comments to outreach@democracynow.org or mail them to democracy now! p.o. box 693 new york, new york 10013. [captioning made possible by democracy now!] tavis: good evening. from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. tonight, a conversation with best-selling author. she is out with another crit
>> one of the things that happened last week was not just the lame-duck legislature in michigan pushed through union busting legislation, but also pushed through part of the expanding the availability of concealed firearms in michigan. that is part of the alec agenda. it is to allow people to carry concealed weapons. what they do is play offense -- the nra plays opposite says more people need guns. they want people to be more arms rather than deal with the heart of the tragedy. >>...
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>> michigan legislature passes incredibly a right to work law in the home of the united autoworkers astonishing. >> for the government too. >> astonishing for the autoworkers. >> eleanor? >> president obama's implementation of the dream act through an executive order. >> susan? >> i thought it was obama's class warfare during the election. it helped him win. >> clarence? and the obama campaign's ground game getting the campaign offices open out there. >> boldest political tactic to bet. to bet citizens setting themselves on fire by the scores, self-immoe lating to attract wavering world attention to what they see is china's repressive world. okay worst political scandal. pat? >> worst political scandal? i would say general petraeus and his girlfriends. >> really? >> well, i brought down -- look they almost brought down the entire central command down there in florida over with due respect two young ladies and it was a horrendous scandal and destroyed the career of one of the most famous american generals of the 21st century. >> conduct unbecoming a gentleman. >> what he said. go ahead eleanor.
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in michigan, republican lawmakers pushed through a right-to-work bill, banning requirements that nonunion employees pay fees. it passed, despite protests from unions, and democrats call the law an attack on workers' rights. >>> in greece, violent confrontations between protesters and riot police. the demonstration was to mark the fourth anniversary of the deadly police shooting of a teenager that triggered major protests in 2008. >>> in bangladesh, an official says the fire that killed 112 people last month was in a garment factory that had lost its safety certification back in june. also, the factory owner was authorized to run a three-story business, but it was illegally expanded to eight stories, adding a ninth at the time of the late november blaze. >>> and at the smithsonian museum in washington, the world's largest cut stone is now on display. the aqua amarine gem is more than a foot tall and weighs over 5 pounds. it's called the dom pedro gem, named after brazil's first two emperors. >>> so, this morning we're going to find out how hard superstorm sandy slammed the economy with the
in michigan, republican lawmakers pushed through a right-to-work bill, banning requirements that nonunion employees pay fees. it passed, despite protests from unions, and democrats call the law an attack on workers' rights. >>> in greece, violent confrontations between protesters and riot police. the demonstration was to mark the fourth anniversary of the deadly police shooting of a teenager that triggered major protests in 2008. >>> in bangladesh, an official says the fire...
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ford says -- at four facilities in southeast michigan. ford says this will address growth plans for the next few years. the company currently has about 172,000 employees and 62 plants worldwide. meantime, toyota expects to sell nearly 10 million vehicles this year, bouncing back from a disaster-struck 2011. the numbers released this week underlined toyota's motor corp. 's solid turnaround from the destruction caused by the earthquake and tsunami in japan in 2011 that hurt sales and underlined the japanese automaker's ambitions. toyota recently reached a settlement of more than $1 billion to resolve hundreds of lawsuits from toyota owners who said the value of their cars and trucks plunged after the recalls. and finally, four major retailers agreed to recall baby recliners linked to infant deaths. amazon.com, bye-bye baby, toys r us are recalled nap nannies generation 1 and 2 and the chill model infant recliners. they are linked to at least five infant deaths. the manufacturer has gone out of business. the retailers agreed to refund of the
ford says -- at four facilities in southeast michigan. ford says this will address growth plans for the next few years. the company currently has about 172,000 employees and 62 plants worldwide. meantime, toyota expects to sell nearly 10 million vehicles this year, bouncing back from a disaster-struck 2011. the numbers released this week underlined toyota's motor corp. 's solid turnaround from the destruction caused by the earthquake and tsunami in japan in 2011 that hurt sales and underlined...